"The Tang Dynasty, every time I walk this road, I feel that there are new changes." On the official road, Cui Yuan looked at the scenery outside the car window and felt a feeling.

Cui Yuan remembers very clearly, the first time he left Boling, set foot on this official road to Chang'an to seek a future, or the year of the vertical arch, it was Wu Zetian who was in full swing to seize Li Tang Jiangshan, Chang'an was cloudy, the waves of the court and the opposition were surging, the Li clan was unwilling to fall aside, Li Chong, the king of Langya, and Li Zhen, the king of Yue, raised troops to crusade against Wu Zetian, and for a time the wolf smoke in the Tang Dynasty was everywhere, and after the defeat, not only the king of Langya and the king of Yue died, but also the king of Han Li Yuanjia, the king of Lu Li Lingkui, the king of Huo Li Yuanliang, the king of Ji Li Shen, the king of Jiangdu Li Xu, the prince of Huang Guogong Li Shu, the prince of Dongguan County Li Rong, Princess Changle and others were forced to commit suicide, or beheaded Shicao, or died in exile. The Li Tang clan was almost wiped out, and the society was also in decline.

With the stability of the regime, especially after Wu Zetian returned to power Li Tang, the subjects of the world returned to their hearts, the production order was restored, and the national strength was thriving, especially in the Kaiyuan period, the country was rich and the people were strong, and the Tang Dynasty achieved great success in the economy, military and diplomacy, and the temperament of the Celestial Empire returned again.

From Chang'an along the official road to the east, along the way, the road is flat, the houseside of the road is more and more, the more luxurious, before it was just a simple façade hut, now many houses have gatehouses, shadow walls, blue bricks and green tiles, at a glance you know that the family is solid.

"Yes, Lang Jun" Huai'an, a confidant in the same car, echoed: "The government decree is accessible, the four seas are peaceful, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and their lives are naturally prosperous." ”

Speaking of this, Huai An looked at the subordinates who followed behind him, and said in a low voice: "Lang Jun, I don't know how General Zheng's house is going, even the emperor is alarmed. ”

Huai'an is one of Cui Yuan's henchmen, Neng Wen Huiwu, and also followed Cui Yuan to Guixiang to pick up Lu Shu that day, and he was clear about Cui Yuan and Zheng Yuan.

Cui Yuan said with some disdain: "What can I do, it's just that it's okay to toss around, Shu'er has to suffer with this kind of person." ”

"Lang Jun, what do you say?" Huai'an said in surprise: "General Zheng is both civil and military, he wants to have good looks, money and wealth, and a future, not to mention the dividends of the Three Treasures, just the dividends given to him by the Guo family will make him clothed and fed, have money in his hands, and the house he will build will not be bad." ”

"Everyone knows that ginseng is a good thing, but some people with a cold bottom can't stand it even if they can afford it, and they have to do something when they eat it, and some people are like this, no matter how rich he is, he can't get rid of the earthy smell and shabby smell on his body, Zheng Peng didn't say that he is rich, he still rents a small yard in Chang'an, and there are few small servants in the house, it is said that the new house is just a small house with three in and three out, and others repair the house, using either mahogany or jade, he is good, and he is said to be cheaper than brick cement."

After saying so much in one breath, Cui Yuan was a little tired, paused, and continued to say with a disdainful face: "This is a person's strength and pattern, the country is easy to change, the nature is difficult, and the old man doesn't have any hope." ”

For Zheng Peng, Cui Yuan looked down on him from the bottom of his heart, and of course, there was a kind of pride from his bones.

Huai An shook his head and said, "Lang Jun, forgive Xiao for being rude, I don't dare to agree with Lang Jun's opinion. ”

Huai'an, who was following Cui Yuan, was quite a thinker, Cui Yuan valued him very much, and he didn't get angry when he heard this, and asked with interest: "Oh, how can you see it?" ”

"If General Zheng cherishes money too much, with the participation of Gonggong Gao, he will definitely not let Guo Ziyi and Kuro get a share of the Three Treasures, if the house is ordinary, it will be handed over to the next person to take care of it, why stay in Yuancheng and do it himself, small guesses, with General Zheng's personality, he should build it very carefully, maybe give Lang Jun an unexpected surprise."

Cui Yuan suddenly became interested: "Huai'an, how about a bet?" ”

"The little ones don't dare"

"It's okay, it's just Xiaoyi" Cui Yuan laughed: "Don't you like that little girl Ping'er, if you win, someone will be in charge, as you wish." ”

"Okay, little bet." Huai'an didn't say a word, and immediately agreed.

"Don't ask what you want to bet if you lose?"

Huai An said with a serious face: "The little one is Lang Jun's, and the bet is the same." ”

Cui Yuan laughed and patted Huai'an on the shoulder with satisfaction.

"Lang Jun, the emperor asked you to go to Yuancheng to check it out, after delaying it for so long, will the emperor blame you?" Huai'an suddenly said with some concern.

"It's okay, something happened suddenly before leaving Beijing, I have to deal with it personally, it will be three months, I suggested that Your Majesty send another candidate, but I didn't expect Your Majesty to let me go, as for sending Lu Shu Boling, Your Majesty also agreed, what is the crime?" Cui Yuan said.

When he was about to leave the capital, Li Longji suddenly ordered Cui Yuan to assist Qin Cha, secretly take down Zhang Xiaosong, who had stayed in the Western Regions and had not been in Beijing for a long time, and escorted him back to Beijing.

This is a big taboo, the court has not yet moved, but Zhang Xiaosong is the first to act, where to put the court?

I have to say that Zhang Xiaosong is a little floating, giving him dictatorial power, not giving him his own self-control, Li Longji was furious, and he didn't wait for Zhang Xiaosong to return to Beijing, and took him down halfway.

As a result, not only did Cui Yuan's plan to return to Yuancheng be postponed, but the imperial court also postponed this celebration meeting for the recovery of Pakhana and the lesson of Dashi.

Huai'an said with some joy: "General Zheng parted ways with Zhang Xiaosong after winning the great victory of Liancheng, and then returned to Beijing alone. ”

If Zheng Peng and Zhang Kaosong have more intersections, maybe this time Zhang Xiaosong falls, Zheng Peng will also be implicated.

Cui Yuan nodded and said, "This kid, his luck has not been too bad. “

In Yuancheng, Zheng Peng walked in the newly repaired house and walked with Zheng Jinlun, looking at the newly completed house, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Uncle Zheng, this time has really worked hard for you." Zheng Peng said gratefully.

The area of the house is not large, but the design is exquisite, under the auspices of Zheng Jinlun, the residence, living room, villa, courtyard, garden, rockery, pond, study are perfectly combined, the layout is high and low, everywhere is connected, zigzag loop, it can be said that there is a small scene in three steps, a big scene in five steps, standing in the highest Yueyue Building of the house, taking in the whole Yuan City.

Zheng Peng is very satisfied with this.

"Don't, don't say that" Zheng Jinlun said with a serious face: "It's better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles, this time I went to Yuancheng to repair the house, and I benefited a lot. ”

Don't look at a small three-in, three-out house, the workload is definitely greater than repairing a five-in, five-out mansion, Zheng Peng seems to have infinite creativity, sometimes determine the design, but the next day Zheng Peng has new ideas, sometimes a small place has to change its draft, but Zheng Peng's idea is not only novel, but also pragmatic, every time can convince Zheng Jinlun.

In addition to wood, masonry and other common building materials, Zheng Peng also used a lot of cement, iron bars and porcelain, Zheng Jinlun thought that Zheng Peng was a little rich small landlord, it can be seen that Zheng Peng spent money quickly, only to understand what it means to spend money:

The iron bar was not easy to get, so he bought the blacksmith shop, and the blacksmith became his hired hand;

wanted to order a batch of porcelain pieces designed by himself, the pottery kiln said it was too difficult and didn't want to do it, Zheng Peng waved his hand, and the entire pottery kiln was bought, specializing in research and production of what he wanted;

The flowers and trees in the courtyard are difficult to become a scene, and it will take at least several years to grow slowly, Zheng Peng likes the right trees, and does not hesitate to work at all, and transplants directly from the mountains after a little pruning, and it will become a scene in one or two years at most;

There were not enough people, and there were not enough good craftsmen in Weizhou, so they were invited from other places at a high price;

Zheng Jinlun thought that Zheng Peng couldn't come up with much money at first, but he didn't expect Zheng Peng to spend money like running water, just the flowers and trees in the garden cost more than 20,000 yuan, and the rest of Zheng Jinlun didn't dare to count.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zheng Peng's house is not the largest and most luxurious house hosted by Zheng Jinlun, but it is definitely the most thoughtful and exquisite house.

"Uncle Zheng is too modest, if it weren't for Uncle Zheng's help, the little nephew would definitely not be able to build such a satisfactory house." Zheng Peng said with a serious face.